Eric Crampton

John Key's ban on pseudoephedrine went on for more than a decade after everyone figured out that the plan that could not possibly work did not actually work. As for Luxon's coming ban on social media.... offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2025/05/social…

Short post going through the trilemma if you want to ban under-16s from using social media. The current legislation has a bit of all the three problems. And inevitable kid workarounds will build pressure to make things worse. offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-soci…

What planet are they on? NZ news leaders' descriptions of the Media Bargaining Bill are rather far from what the Bill says... offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2024/10/what-p…

Loss aversion or mistakes? dlvr.it/TDCZny

Monkeypox and Medsafe dlvr.it/TD9Xxf

Levine on arbitrage dlvr.it/TD6r4v

Please legalise new supermarkets dlvr.it/TD4V4B

Let's ban Mazda Demios and put an end to ram-raids dlvr.it/TD2cLF

Uber messy dlvr.it/TD2cKq

Basic income, again dlvr.it/TBNF1V

RNZ remains on-form dlvr.it/TBFWTL

Another pitch by the pharmacy guild dlvr.it/TBFCyX

Interchange fees dlvr.it/TB4dV5

Fun antitrust application dlvr.it/TB213p

Afternoon roundup dlvr.it/T9vH7t

Right to Repair dlvr.it/T9qWmP

Shakedown finances dlvr.it/T9kjdc

Food waste dlvr.it/T9GJRW

Sheltered workshops and wage top-ups dlvr.it/T8W2RN

Morning roundup dlvr.it/T8GTJQ